Let be the center of the circle circumscribed around . Line touches the circle circumscribed around and intersects sides and at points and , respectively (). Point is symmetric to point with respect to line . Prove that the circles circumscribed around and are tangent. (Dušan Đukić)
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Solution:
Let us denote by the point of tangency of line and circle . Let the circles circumscribed around triangles and intersect at point . Since , point lies on the circumscribed circle of triangle . Moreover, , so also lies on the circumscribed circle of triangle . We will prove that circles and are tangent at point .
If lines and intersect at point , then , which means that lies on circle . Analogously, lines and intersect at point on circle . Finally, from it follows that

that . Therefore, triangles and are homothetic with center of homothety , so their circumscribed circles are tangent at .
Solution 2
Solution:
Second solution. Let lines and intersect the circumscribed circle of again at points and , respectively. From it follows that . Let lines and intersect at point . Since points , and are collinear, by the converse of Pascal's theorem point lies on the same circle as points . Therefore, triangles and are homothetic, so their circumscribed circles are tangent at their center of homothety . Finally, point lies on the circumscribed circle of because .